research.md

Overview

Here are some research items related to this project.

Possible alternatives

This project may be obviated by:

• https://github.com/kblomqvist/yasha
  • (Sun 2017-04-02T01:30:04 -- another YAML+JSON compatible solution found on stackoverflow )

Stackoverflow

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/yaml+variables

Inspiration, credit and comparison:

This project was inspired by:

• http://yaml.org
• http://template-toolkit.org
• http://jinja.pocoo.org
• https://duckduckgo.com/?q=emacs+radio+tables
• https://duckduckgo.com/?q=python+%22pep+292%22

This project goes nicely with:

• http://jmespath.org

This project depends on:

• YAML
  • http://pyyaml.org/
• Jinja Templating
  • https://github.com/pallets/jinja

This project is very similar to:

• python metayaml
  • https://bitbucket.org/atagunov/metayaml
• python ruamel
  • https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ruamel.yaml/0.6.1
  • https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ruamel.yaml/0.12.14
• ansible-playbook files
  • https://github.com/ansible/ansible/tree/devel/lib/ansible
  • http://stackoverflow.com/questions/35043403/is-there-a-standalone-specification-for-the-ansible-playbook-format

People who like this project might also like:

• Xiki: a Shell with GUI-like features

Background, tutorials and complimentary resources

• python package distribution * https://github.com/pypa/sampleproject
• http://rhnh.net/2011/01/31/yaml-tutorial
• http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks_filters.html
• https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/core.py
  • custom jinja filters for use with ansible
• JSONJinja from the creator of Jinja
  • https://github.com/mitsuhiko/jsonjinja

YAML enhancement libraries and modules (similar or alternative approaches)

• YAML-python
  • https://pypi.python.org/pypi/metayaml/0.15.1
  • https://pypi.python.org/pypi/yamltypes/1.0
  • https://pypi.python.org/pypi/jenkinsyamlconfigs/0.2.3
  • https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=search&term=yaml&submit=search
  • https://pypi.python.org/pypi/whizkers/1.1.0
• Others
  • [ python-mustache] (https://github.com/defunkt/pystache)
  • [ jsonf-format-extensions] (https://github.com/burningtree/awesome-json#format-extensions)
  • [ HOCON (re-invented YAML to make JSON nicer)] (https://github.com/typesafehub/config/blob/master/HOCON.md#hocon-human-optimized-config-object-notation)
  • [ json-hybrid] (http://hjson.org/)
  • [ json-hybrid] (https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/JSONY/lib/JSONY.pod)
  • [ jssonet] (http://google.github.io/jsonnet/doc/)
  • [ MVCPages] (https://github.com/joeriks/MVCPages)
  • [ Coookiecutter] (https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter)
  • [ Jolt] (https://github.com/bazaarvoice/jolt)
• Templating as a service
  • die-cutter ;; https://github.com/diecutter/piecutter

Jinja and Jinja2

This project currently depends on python with import jinja2. There is no reason against languages besides python, and there is no reason against other templating/expression engines besides jinja2.

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18175466/templating-library-in-node-js-similar-to-jinja2-in-python

Forms-related

• https://github.com/wtforms/wtforms/

JSON-related

• (YAML is a superset of json, so much of this is highly relevant)
• https://duckduckgo.com/?q=json+schema&ia=about
• https://duckduckgo.com/?q=json+design+patterns
• http://twigkit.github.io/tempo/
• https://open.blockspring.com/pkpp1233/xml-json-explorer

Template-related

• golang template library
• Python throw_out_your_templates * Github tavisrudd

XML and XSLT comparisons

• http://fdik.org/yml/yslt
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1618038/xslt-equivalent-for-json
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/561286/what-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantes-of-yaml-vs-xml-for-object-graph-de-seria

Forums and groups (other projects)

• https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/jsonnet

See also

advanced

• Code generation in Python -- dismantling Jinja

stackoverflow related-links

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1308536/yaml-compared-to-xml
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1618038/xslt-equivalent-for-json
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2837809/writing-json-with-xslt

others

• jinja config system based on csv
• blog post about yaml configs
• http://diecutter.io/
• http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/troubleshooting/yaml_idiosyncrasies.html
• http://symfony.com/legacy/doc/reference/1_3/en/02-YAML#chapter_02_dynamic_yaml_files
• http://twigkit.github.io/tempo/
• http://urgetopunt.com/rails/2009/09/12/yaml-config-with-erb.html
• https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter
• https://github.com/springbok/smerf